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Taeja announced a while ago that Blizzcon would be his last tournament until recently where he stated that will also be playing in HSC, DH Winter and IEM world championship. He has just confirmed on his twitch chat that he will now play in GSl, but he hasn't said if he will play for more than one season since IEM will be played at around March which is when Code S season 1 would start.
Taeja has also confirmed that he will not play in proleague.
Mod Edit: At HSC Taeja stated that he wished to enter military service however there were no positions for the first intake of the year. He will continue to play SC2 until he is able to do his military service.
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GSL 2015, return of the Terrans. 
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Good news.
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Are you kidding me :DDD
It's time to see what TaeJa's really made of, boys
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So this is what, his 5th time to falsely retire?
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On November 12 2014 04:54 Zenbrez wrote:
So this is what, his 5th time to falsely retire?
Well he said he'll be playing in IEM WC so maybe he's only playing one season.
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On November 12 2014 04:54 Zenbrez wrote:
So this is what, his 5th time to falsely retire?
One day Liquid will pay him mechanical wrists and he will be able to reign upon the SC2 scene without mercy
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Omg.. nothing but great news today! I hope that he will stick around for more than one season.
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On November 12 2014 04:55 OtherWorld wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 04:54 Zenbrez wrote:
So this is what, his 5th time to falsely retire? One day Liquid will pay him mechanical wrists and he will be able to reign upon the SC2 scene without mercy
I wonder if surgery is an option.
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On November 12 2014 04:58 echO [W] wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 04:55 OtherWorld wrote:On November 12 2014 04:54 Zenbrez wrote:
So this is what, his 5th time to falsely retire? One day Liquid will pay him mechanical wrists and he will be able to reign upon the SC2 scene without mercy I wonder if surgery is an option.
You severely underestimate the length of time it takes to recover from surgery.
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This can help settle all the arguments. Or just make them worse.. either way it's good news!
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Poland3748 Posts
On November 12 2014 04:58 echO [W] wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 04:55 OtherWorld wrote:On November 12 2014 04:54 Zenbrez wrote:
So this is what, his 5th time to falsely retire? One day Liquid will pay him mechanical wrists and he will be able to reign upon the SC2 scene without mercy I wonder if surgery is an option.
His dominance is sadly dependent on number of 1st-place-10k tournaments. I really hope it's possible to fix his wrists and keep him playing for years to come.
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On November 12 2014 05:00 Circumstance wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 04:58 echO [W] wrote:On November 12 2014 04:55 OtherWorld wrote:On November 12 2014 04:54 Zenbrez wrote:
So this is what, his 5th time to falsely retire? One day Liquid will pay him mechanical wrists and he will be able to reign upon the SC2 scene without mercy I wonder if surgery is an option. You severely underestimate the length of time it takes to recover from surgery.
Better than not having it and playing anyway.
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YES ! :D Best news ever ! :D
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Happy to hear it! Will be interesting to see how he does in a setting like the GSL.
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GSL! GSL! GSL!
Maybe I'll get a GSL subscription.
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While I am very happy that Taeja will continue playing SC2. His antics of retiring every year does get annoying...
Why can't he make up his mind?
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Im really glad, but next time he announces retirement i will not believe XD
Ha, i was almost rooting for him in blizzcon since it was supposed to be his last big tournament 
Even streaming right now ^^
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
We've newsed this thread, but please update the OP with relevant information (context, other relevant statements etc.). A single picture with nothing else attached is a very barebones thread that we normally don't like on TL.
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On November 12 2014 05:03 sharkie wrote:
While I am very happy that Taeja will continue playing SC2. His antics of retiring every year does get annoying...
Why can't he make up his mind?
If his retirement/unretirement is linked to his wrists, then you can't really blame him tbh. He probably choses according to how his wrists are going
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On November 12 2014 04:58 echO [W] wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 04:55 OtherWorld wrote:On November 12 2014 04:54 Zenbrez wrote:
So this is what, his 5th time to falsely retire? One day Liquid will pay him mechanical wrists and he will be able to reign upon the SC2 scene without mercy I wonder if surgery is an option.
I think such operation take long time to recover from, hand is unusable and it keeps being painful for a few month. I don't think a sc2 pro can go through this and not retire.
I'm no specialist though.
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On November 12 2014 04:54 Zenbrez wrote:
So this is what, his 5th time to falsely retire?
I never take anything Taeja says seriously. It's been a while since I don't just roll my eyes when he talks about anything meaningful.
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YES YES YES YES YES I was so scared he would retire :o!
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On November 12 2014 05:04 Zealously wrote:
We've newsed this thread, but please update the OP with relevant information (context, other relevant statements etc.). A single picture with nothing else attached is a very barebones thread that we normally don't like on TL.
Well there's not really any extra information.
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I hope he rips life part next time. GO taeja , the true terran king!!
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On November 12 2014 05:10 REyeM wrote:Valuable information about TaeJa's statement for OP to update: + Show Spoiler +
Will update
Kappa
User was warned for this post
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On November 12 2014 05:11 ANLProbe wrote:Will update Kappa
Just be careful.
But seriously, It would've been great if some Liquid people can confirm this.
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On November 12 2014 05:12 REyeM wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 05:11 ANLProbe wrote:On November 12 2014 05:10 REyeM wrote:Valuable information about TaeJa's statement for OP to update: + Show Spoiler + Will update Kappa Just be careful. But seriously, It would've been great if some Liquid people can confirm this.
Like LiquidTaeja?
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On November 12 2014 05:17 ANLProbe wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 05:12 REyeM wrote:On November 12 2014 05:11 ANLProbe wrote:On November 12 2014 05:10 REyeM wrote:Valuable information about TaeJa's statement for OP to update: + Show Spoiler + Will update Kappa Just be careful. But seriously, It would've been great if some Liquid people can confirm this. Like LiquidTaeja?
Isn't this thread all the more reason to not take anything Taeja says as confirmed? :D
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On November 12 2014 05:17 ANLProbe wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 05:12 REyeM wrote:On November 12 2014 05:11 ANLProbe wrote:On November 12 2014 05:10 REyeM wrote:Valuable information about TaeJa's statement for OP to update: + Show Spoiler + Will update Kappa Just be careful. But seriously, It would've been great if some Liquid people can confirm this. Like LiquidTaeja?
I mean it's twitch chat, but yes him personally confirming would be great. Also I have to assume that Team Liquid got to have some insight of their own players whereabouts.
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Hmm this is such great news if its actually serious.
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Good to see him stay around. Who knows, he might win a GSL. ^_^
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Taeja is awesome, but he should rest until LotV.
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
On November 12 2014 05:09 ANLProbe wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 05:04 Zealously wrote:
We've newsed this thread, but please update the OP with relevant information (context, other relevant statements etc.). A single picture with nothing else attached is a very barebones thread that we normally don't like on TL. Well there's not really any extra information.
But there is. It's definitely possible that some people were unaware of Taeja's retirement plans (and his history of not actually retiring when he says he's going to), and adding that information makes it easier for people reading this thread to understand what the deal is.
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Thank god that someone in twitch chat finally told him that he should make a tweet about it...
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THATS AWESOME! I hope he doesnt risk further injuries to his wrists. I am glad he found the passion to continue playing :D
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On November 12 2014 05:29 Zealously wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 05:09 ANLProbe wrote:On November 12 2014 05:04 Zealously wrote:
We've newsed this thread, but please update the OP with relevant information (context, other relevant statements etc.). A single picture with nothing else attached is a very barebones thread that we normally don't like on TL. Well there's not really any extra information. But there is. It's definitely possible that some people were unaware of Taeja's retirement plans (and his history of not actually retiring when he says he's going to), and adding that information makes it easier for people reading this thread to understand what the deal is.
There
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Nice! I was afraid that he was gonna retire at the end of the year.
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Taeja is a huge troll. After losing to sOs, posts on Twitter
"Congratz sOs, I will retire soon, gg"
"My wrists are bad I will retire soon"
"After Blizzcon I will retire"
Asked him about military service for 2015 and he says:
"Early year no slots for military."
"My next tournament is HSC and DREAMHACK."
"Yes I will play GSL"
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Canada645 Posts
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TAEJA!!!
You're too good to retire. You were 1 game away from the cup this year!
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GSL next year is going to be insane
ly awesome
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Canada645 Posts
On November 12 2014 05:39 Xinzoe wrote:Taeja is a huge troll. After losing to sOs, posts on Twitter "Congratz sOs, I will retire soon, gg" "My wrists are bad I will retire soon" "After Blizzcon I will retire" Asked him about military service for 2015 and he says: "Early year no slots for military." "My next tournament is HSC and DREAMHACK." "Yes I will play GSL"
Yes.... A huge troll. Definitely not just a regular human that weighs their options, considers their strengths and weaknesses and updates their plans based on current realities.
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Taeja just said his dpi is 1800, maybe that's why he has wrist problems
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The more of Taeja the more happily I'll watch more Starcraft 2!
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On November 12 2014 05:45 ANLProbe wrote:
Taeja just said his dpi is 1800, maybe that's why he has wrist problems
What exactly does that mean??
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So news from a TL player is sourced from Twitch chat on Team Liquid. O.o
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SoCal, USA3955 Posts
Yay!
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Classic Taeja.
Q: Were you nervous vs Life
A: I will play GSL.
:D
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Confirmed knocked out in semi-finals!
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On November 12 2014 05:58 Yonnua wrote:
Confirmed knocked out in semi-finals!
If Taeja blessed SoO, what would happen?
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On November 12 2014 05:59 ANLProbe wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 05:58 Yonnua wrote:
Confirmed knocked out in semi-finals! If Taeja blessed SoO, what would happen?
Win in semifinals; be disqualified prior to losing in finals.
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Taeja didn't have to lift that heavy-ass WCS trophy so his wrists are now perfectly fine.
Life might retire soon.
Come to think of it, that's an awesome way to level the playing field. Make the players lift a 100-lb trophy, so the best player in the world has to deal with broken writs next year and someone else can be in first place!
Also eventually every WCS Grand Final would be Incontrol vs. Slivko
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On November 12 2014 06:04 [UoN]Sentinel wrote:
Taeja didn't have to lift that heavy-ass WCS trophy so his wrists are now perfectly fine.
Life might retire soon.
Come to think of it, that's an awesome way to level the playing field. Make the players lift a 100-lb trophy, so the best player in the world has to deal with broken writs next year and someone else can be in first place!
Also eventually every WCS Grand Final would be Incontrol vs. Slivko
You're assuming InControl and Slivko murder Zest here
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your Country52797 Posts
Yay TaeJa! Good to see he will be not retiring yet.
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Templar is now the happiest man alive
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On November 12 2014 05:24 IntoTheheart wrote:
Good to see him stay around. Who knows, he might win a GSL. ^_^
I will be pleasantly surprised if he makes it to A.
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Well soO might not get second anymore.
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On November 12 2014 06:49 rotta wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 05:24 IntoTheheart wrote:
Good to see him stay around. Who knows, he might win a GSL. ^_^ I will be pleasantly surprised if he makes it to A.
Taeja is Code S material. Code A won't be any problem imo.
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France9034 Posts
So happy to have some more Taeja before he retires (if he actually does one day haha).
This guy is a blast to watch!
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Taeja: The Brett Favre of Starcraft II
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your Country52797 Posts
On November 12 2014 06:41 Cricketer12 wrote:
Templar is now the happiest man alive
I'm usually the happiest person alive, doesn't mean much
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On November 12 2014 07:26 J. Corsair wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 06:49 rotta wrote:On November 12 2014 05:24 IntoTheheart wrote:
Good to see him stay around. Who knows, he might win a GSL. ^_^ I will be pleasantly surprised if he makes it to A. Taeja is Code S material. Code A won't be any problem imo.
Pigbaby is also in Code A.
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France9034 Posts
On November 12 2014 07:26 J. Corsair wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 06:49 rotta wrote:On November 12 2014 05:24 IntoTheheart wrote:
Good to see him stay around. Who knows, he might win a GSL. ^_^ I will be pleasantly surprised if he makes it to A. Taeja is Code S material. Code A won't be any problem imo.
Taeja was Code S material. GSL is such a different beast than foreign tournament you can't really predict how an awesome player in one will perform in the other type.
See Life. Lost in the first round of Code A in S3 KR, wins Blizzcon
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On November 12 2014 07:44 imrusty269 wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 07:26 J. Corsair wrote:On November 12 2014 06:49 rotta wrote:On November 12 2014 05:24 IntoTheheart wrote:
Good to see him stay around. Who knows, he might win a GSL. ^_^ I will be pleasantly surprised if he makes it to A. Taeja is Code S material. Code A won't be any problem imo. Pigbaby is also in Code A.
soO and innovation do not even deserve in Code A , from what I heard
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On November 12 2014 07:46 Ragnarork wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 07:26 J. Corsair wrote:On November 12 2014 06:49 rotta wrote:On November 12 2014 05:24 IntoTheheart wrote:
Good to see him stay around. Who knows, he might win a GSL. ^_^ I will be pleasantly surprised if he makes it to A. Taeja is Code S material. Code A won't be any problem imo. Taeja was Code S material. GSL is such a different beast than foreign tournament you can't really predict how an awesome player in one will perform in the other type. See Life. Not even code A, wins Blizzcon
And who said blizzcon is better than code S
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On November 12 2014 05:00 Circumstance wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 04:58 echO [W] wrote:On November 12 2014 04:55 OtherWorld wrote:On November 12 2014 04:54 Zenbrez wrote:
So this is what, his 5th time to falsely retire? One day Liquid will pay him mechanical wrists and he will be able to reign upon the SC2 scene without mercy I wonder if surgery is an option. You severely underestimate the length of time it takes to recover from surgery.
And you severely underestimate the super powers he will gain from his new CYBORG ARMS! 500 apm! Taeja has come from the future to kill John Connor, but chose to play Starcraft II instead ^.^
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1. I am glad he is not retiring.
2. If he says one more time he is most definitely going to retire after event/date X I will be conflicted about point 1.
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thanks Taeja.
hope you can keep being awesome at sc2 for a long time!!!
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now he gets another chance to get a big title before retirement.
hopefully he gets it
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This truly is some great news. TaeJa not retiring, and playing in the GSL. :o
TaeJa is a hopeless case though, so he's probably going to talk about retiring for another year at least, haha.
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I don't think he changed his mind i guess he will participate in more tournaments because he couldn't join in the army, someone will have to ask him to confirm if he will continue or he is just killing time earning money :[.
Anyway i hope he do well on Taeja Story Cup.
On November 12 2014 07:48 cpower wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 07:46 Ragnarork wrote:On November 12 2014 07:26 J. Corsair wrote:On November 12 2014 06:49 rotta wrote:On November 12 2014 05:24 IntoTheheart wrote:
Good to see him stay around. Who knows, he might win a GSL. ^_^ I will be pleasantly surprised if he makes it to A. Taeja is Code S material. Code A won't be any problem imo. Taeja was Code S material. GSL is such a different beast than foreign tournament you can't really predict how an awesome player in one will perform in the other type. See Life. Not even code A, wins Blizzcon And who said blizzcon is better than code S
Well finalist and winners were there how it would be worse?
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I would say I'm surprised, but I'm not. He pulls this retirement card every 6 months, probably just to see how many people post sad messages about him and give him support. Even if its his wrists going in and out, it's still pretty shitty to just drag your fans around like that, either make up your mind for good or just don't bring it up or he could say something vague like "yeah my wrists bother me a lot sometimes, but I'll let everyone know if it gets bad enough to where I'm quitting" and just leave it at that. But, I guess it's a good thing for the scene since he has a pretty big "foreigner" fanbase.
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Dominican Republic614 Posts
is very easy to announce playing GSL now that majority of GOOD players are on foreigner teams LOL
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On November 12 2014 08:38 SC2BF3Love wrote:
is very easy to announce playing GSL now that majority of GOOD players are on foreigner teams LOL
Like Zest, soO, INnoVation, Cure, herO, Maru, Flash, sOs, Classic, Stats, Bbyong, TY, Rogue, Solar, Life you mean?
Or are you implying Parting, Rain and Bomber etc playing for foreign teams in Korea make the announcement easier?
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great news.. so he stays, no retirement means more godly taeja for us
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heh finally gsl will return to its former glory with everyone playing in it again. Sadly that also means alot of players will drop out next year >.< .
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Yay!
I'd rather be pleasantly surprised by Taeja saying he's going to retire and then not retiring than by him retiring out of nowhere.
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On November 12 2014 07:26 J. Corsair wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 06:49 rotta wrote:On November 12 2014 05:24 IntoTheheart wrote:
Good to see him stay around. Who knows, he might win a GSL. ^_^ I will be pleasantly surprised if he makes it to A. Taeja is Code S material. Code A won't be any problem imo.
I'm more worried about Code B, which will be especially brutal if they plan to reset it(?). He has impressive numbers against some of the most recent S Ro16 players in HotS (the only negative score is vs. Flash), but on his turf and there's no TLPD record at all against 9/16 of them. I'd imagine it's going to take a few tries before he adjusts to the current Korean scene.
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Another false retirement from Taeja big shocker enough of the antics just make up your mind kid its getting annoying and tiresome to watch you flip flop every year. Maybe he will get destroyed in Code S and that will finally be the end of it since all he victories are in events outside Korea I think he could be in for a surprise when he gets into a Korean scene tournament where every single player is top notch like in the GSL. This isn't Homestory cup or Dreamhack not gonna be playing Snute or ForGG in the finals that is for sure. That being said at the end of the day I just want to see the guy make up his mind once and for all.
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Can't wait to see the drama queen get rekted. There is no greater pleasure than to see Taeja get rekted.
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People who care about drama are getting dramatic.
I just care about seeing good games, so I'll cheer for Taeja.
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Great news..
finally he can prove himself through GSL
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I guess TaeJa wants to go out with a bang.
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Hopefully he plays as well in the GSL as he plays in foreign tournaments ^^ Good luck, Taeja!
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I knew he wouldn't retire
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That's good to know. I'm interested to see how good he is now in a 'slow' tourney like GSL.
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Taeja doesn't want to leave SC2 without a big tournament win. A GSL win would finally solidify his status as the premier Terran post-Mvp.
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Those of you hating on Taeja for backing on his words truly doesn't appreciate how difficult it is to be/stay a "progamer" or understand how great this news is for the SC2 scene (and TL).
I actually decided awhile ago to stop watching SC2 the moment Taeja stop playing. So this is great news for me as it will extend it a little further.
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Yesss!!!! So glad to hear that Taeja will not be retiring!
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On November 12 2014 04:54 Zenbrez wrote:
So this is what, his 5th time to falsely retire?
Pretty much...and it's fucking annoying.
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TaeJa not retiring until he gets his Triple Crown, or so it would seem.
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This thread makes me wish that esports had it's shit together enough to support players getting surgery through the subsequent non-earning down time.
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it was probably a team mate or brother typing in the chat.
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On November 12 2014 07:26 J. Corsair wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 06:49 rotta wrote:On November 12 2014 05:24 IntoTheheart wrote:
Good to see him stay around. Who knows, he might win a GSL. ^_^ I will be pleasantly surprised if he makes it to A. Taeja is Code S material. Code A won't be any problem imo.
He beat convincingly both last season's gsl finalists in the most important tournament of the year, but hey, paralyze and hush are still better cuz they are real Koreans who compete in korea
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And here I was hoping he'd be gone for good in 2015. Oh well.
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On November 12 2014 07:58 Doublemint wrote:
1. I am glad he is not retiring.
2. If he says one more time he is most definitely going to retire after event/date X I will be conflicted about point 1.
sorry but this makes about zero sense.
if you are glad he keeps playing then i suppose you like to see him play
if you like to see him play then i suppose youd be happy if an announced retirement is postponed or cancelled?
jesus christ, ppl getting dramatic over his "LIIIIIIIEEEEE" is ridicolous to watch
even if he is kind of a public person, at the end of the day we dont know shit about his reasons or his thought process.
maybe he talked his parents into giving one more year? maybe there were problems with the sign up for the military? or....god forbid...he enjoys the game so much right now, that he wants to keep playing?
I DONT KNOW and im sure as fuck none of you know either.
stop acting like teaja slept with your girlfriend
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Big sigh of relief for the foreigner scene lol.
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Taeja did just beat both of the recent GLS-finalists. He obviously has a chance to win it all. I hope he will do well!
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
On November 12 2014 17:16 Disarmed wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 07:58 Doublemint wrote:
1. I am glad he is not retiring.
2. If he says one more time he is most definitely going to retire after event/date X I will be conflicted about point 1. sorry but this makes about zero sense. if you are glad he keeps playing then i suppose you like to see him play if you like to see him play then i suppose youd be happy if an announced retirement is postponed or cancelled? jesus christ, ppl getting dramatic over his "LIIIIIIIEEEEE" is ridicolous to watch even if he is kind of a public person, at the end of the day we dont know shit about his reasons or his thought process. maybe he talked his parents into giving one more year? maybe there were problems with the sign up for the military? or....god forbid...he enjoys the game so much right now, that he wants to keep playing? I DONT KNOW and im sure as fuck none of you know either. stop acting like teaja slept with your girlfriend
Some people consider Taeja's "i retire" into "not retire" annoying because it's happened so many times. I kind of agree, too - if you want to retire, retire, but don't keep making a deal out of it only to go back on what you said four times in a row. It feels silly.
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On November 12 2014 17:16 Disarmed wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 07:58 Doublemint wrote:
1. I am glad he is not retiring.
2. If he says one more time he is most definitely going to retire after event/date X I will be conflicted about point 1. sorry but this makes about zero sense.if you are glad he keeps playing then i suppose you like to see him play if you like to see him play then i suppose youd be happy if an announced retirement is postponed or cancelled? jesus christ, ppl getting dramatic over his "LIIIIIIIEEEEE" is ridicolous to watch even if he is kind of a public person, at the end of the day we dont know shit about his reasons or his thought process. maybe he talked his parents into giving one more year? maybe there were problems with the sign up for the military? or....god forbid...he enjoys the game so much right now, that he wants to keep playing? I DONT KNOW and im sure as fuck none of you know either. stop acting like teaja slept with your girlfriend
Usually you disarm one's arguments with logic.
Not by acting to be one's girl friend. Even though the Taeja Clap is tempting.
And I am/was happy. For the first through like 3rd time. Sometimes it just gets old.
I assume his young age is to blame for that indecision or maybe actual changing circumstances. In any case, and so you might understand it too - announcing your definite retirement a couple of times and then not following through = not good PR/smart handling of the situation/not all that professionel.
GL Taeja. May fanboys always bend logic to the utmost extreme to make your case!
#Passion
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TL should make these announcements themselves concerning their players... why do we have to hear this from a stream??
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France9034 Posts
On November 12 2014 07:48 cpower wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 07:46 Ragnarork wrote:On November 12 2014 07:26 J. Corsair wrote:On November 12 2014 06:49 rotta wrote:On November 12 2014 05:24 IntoTheheart wrote:
Good to see him stay around. Who knows, he might win a GSL. ^_^ I will be pleasantly surprised if he makes it to A. Taeja is Code S material. Code A won't be any problem imo. Taeja was Code S material. GSL is such a different beast than foreign tournament you can't really predict how an awesome player in one will perform in the other type. See Life. Not even code A, wins Blizzcon And who said blizzcon is better than code S
You can't say one is better than the other. They're _different_ beasts.
I'll play you game. No one said it was better. Yet, Zest (GSL champion, said to be "best in the world"), soO (4 time GSL finalist, said to be "best in the world" as well) lost in the first round, Innovation (won last GSL) lost in the second round, and Classic (won before last GSL) lost in the semis. So yeah, no one said it, but it's kind of strange, hmmm ?
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
On November 12 2014 18:11 Ketch wrote:
TL should make these announcements themselves concerning their players... why do we have to hear this from a stream??
Because Taeja is a special case and probably hadn't actually told Nazgul or his parents yet when he said this lol
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On November 12 2014 17:50 Zealously wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 17:16 Disarmed wrote:On November 12 2014 07:58 Doublemint wrote:
1. I am glad he is not retiring.
2. If he says one more time he is most definitely going to retire after event/date X I will be conflicted about point 1. sorry but this makes about zero sense. if you are glad he keeps playing then i suppose you like to see him play if you like to see him play then i suppose youd be happy if an announced retirement is postponed or cancelled? jesus christ, ppl getting dramatic over his "LIIIIIIIEEEEE" is ridicolous to watch even if he is kind of a public person, at the end of the day we dont know shit about his reasons or his thought process. maybe he talked his parents into giving one more year? maybe there were problems with the sign up for the military? or....god forbid...he enjoys the game so much right now, that he wants to keep playing? I DONT KNOW and im sure as fuck none of you know either. stop acting like teaja slept with your girlfriend Some people consider Taeja's "i retire" into "not retire" annoying because it's happened so many times. I kind of agree, too - if you want to retire, retire, but don't keep making a deal out of it only to go back on what you said four times in a row. It feels silly.
Why is it annoying? Did you make any when-Taeja-retires plans? I don't really get how it affects you in any way. Just glad he will be playing a bit longer and I find the whole reitre/not retire thing charming. A fun little emotional rollercoster each time.
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I'm gonna refer to him as yolo terran from now on.
GL o.O
edit: forgot that was MMA's thing, yolo
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Bot edit.
User was banned for this post.
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Everyone with a healthy mind knew that Taeja wasn't retiring after Blizzcon. He just likes to make drama over and over. Everytime he doesn't place 1st in a big tournament he rants about retiring.
Putting the salt aside, im really looking forward to seeing him play in the GSL, i think he can definitely compete with the rest there, although he was better at 'on the run' tournaments like Dreamhack etc in the past.
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On November 12 2014 04:55 OtherWorld wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 04:54 Zenbrez wrote:
So this is what, his 5th time to falsely retire? One day Liquid will pay him mechanical wrists and he will be able to reign upon the SC2 scene without mercy
I think you're confusing Taeja with Mvp
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I think some people here really don't understand the variable nature of RSI. You have to remember it is a condition that can improve and deteriorate rapidly, and when its bad, it can be horribly painful. I've struggled with it for almost two and half years now, and for most of that time I've been on the edge of pulling out of my studies (I'm doing a degree in music), I wasn't trying to be dramatic during the times when I began to fill out un-enrolment forms, but they were times it seemed unlikely my condition would improve enough for me to continue. I imagine it is the same with Taeja, his wrists have apparently been okay recently, so he's continuing on, if they were still horribly bad, he would follow through with his choice to retire. He can't predict what state his RSI will be in the future, so it's no wonder his choices are constantly changing.
I really hope people will be more understanding of his condition. As it is a horribly painful and debilitating one, and it's impressive that he has continued on this far with it.
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This is awesome, now we just need Bomber and Mvp to return.
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On November 12 2014 20:07 Krystal wrote:
I think some people here really don't understand the variable nature of RSI. You have to remember it is a condition that can improve and deteriorate rapidly, and when its bad, it can be horribly painful. I've struggled with it for almost two and half years now, and for most of that time I've been on the edge of pulling out of my studies (I'm doing a degree in music), I wasn't trying to be dramatic during the times when I began to fill out un-enrolment forms, but they were times it seemed unlikely my condition would improve enough for me to continue. I imagine it is the same with Taeja, his wrists have apparently been okay recently, so he's continuing on, if they were still horribly bad, he would follow through with his choice to retire. He can't predict what state his RSI will be in the future, so it's no wonder his choices are constantly changing.
I really hope people will be more understanding of his condition. As it is a horribly painful and debilitating one, and it's impressive that he has continued on this far with it.
Quoted for truth. As much as TaeJa appears to be kinda trollish in interviews/tournaments, I really don't think his numerous retirements/unretirements have anything to do with his trollish behavior. And people who are annoyed by TaeJa should probably think about that for a second
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On November 12 2014 20:07 Krystal wrote:
I think some people here really don't understand the variable nature of RSI. You have to remember it is a condition that can improve and deteriorate rapidly, and when its bad, it can be horribly painful. I've struggled with it for almost two and half years now, and for most of that time I've been on the edge of pulling out of my studies (I'm doing a degree in music), I wasn't trying to be dramatic during the times when I began to fill out un-enrolment forms, but they were times it seemed unlikely my condition would improve enough for me to continue. I imagine it is the same with Taeja, his wrists have apparently been okay recently, so he's continuing on, if they were still horribly bad, he would follow through with his choice to retire. He can't predict what state his RSI will be in the future, so it's no wonder his choices are constantly changing.
I really hope people will be more understanding of his condition. As it is a horribly painful and debilitating one, and it's impressive that he has continued on this far with it.
Thanks for bringing that up. I hadn't thought of that.
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People don't realize, $100,000 is a shit load of money, that much money could easily have helped Taeja decide to retire. Taeja wasn't trolling, he just wants to go out winning a big prize pool; it's like Jordan wanting to retire after he just won a Championship. None of the greats want to be remembered for retiring after a big loss and put a blemish on their legacy. If he does go on to win a GSL code S championship, or any other tourney with a huge pay-out, $50K+, I could see him retiring after that.
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Germany913 Posts
I saw it on reddit and thought "So what, another korean returning to Korea."
Later, I realised it means that TaeJa won't retire soon :D
\Ü/
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On November 12 2014 20:38 Destructicon wrote:
This is awesome, now we just need Bomber and Mvp to return.
Bomber already confirmed.
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Flash vs Taeja .... "Jizzed in my pants"
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On November 12 2014 22:27 Jornada wrote:
Flash vs Taeja .... "Jizzed in my pants"
Hopefully there will be jizzing this weekend!
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This will be an exciting year gogo
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On November 12 2014 22:52 rotta wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 22:27 Jornada wrote:
Flash vs Taeja .... "Jizzed in my pants" Hopefully there will be jizzing this weekend!
It starts tomorrow!!! :D
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Yay more textbook taeja...
He's gonna get rekt at lotv calling it now.
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On November 12 2014 04:54 Zenbrez wrote:
So this is what, his 5th time to falsely retire?
Haha, first thing I thought upon reading this too.
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Finally GSL is good again.
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On November 13 2014 00:23 Liman wrote:
Finally GSL is good again.
And what GSL have you been watching?? Because every GSL is sick
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On November 12 2014 23:39 shid0x wrote:
Yay more textbook taeja...
He's gonna get rekt at lotv calling it now.
I highly doubt he'll be playing by the time that is out.
But fuck I'm so hyped, so glad he will be back :D
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On November 12 2014 21:47 DookuSc2 wrote:
People don't realize, $100,000 is a shit load of money, that much money could easily have helped Taeja decide to retire. Taeja wasn't trolling, he just wants to go out winning a big prize pool; it's like Jordan wanting to retire after he just won a Championship. None of the greats want to be remembered for retiring after a big loss and put a blemish on their legacy. If he does go on to win a GSL code S championship, or any other tourney with a huge pay-out, $50K+, I could see him retiring after that.
If that's the case, I would root for him to get 2nd in every tournament he enters.
Anything to keep Taeja around longer.
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On November 13 2014 01:04 SFDuality wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 21:47 DookuSc2 wrote:
People don't realize, $100,000 is a shit load of money, that much money could easily have helped Taeja decide to retire. Taeja wasn't trolling, he just wants to go out winning a big prize pool; it's like Jordan wanting to retire after he just won a Championship. None of the greats want to be remembered for retiring after a big loss and put a blemish on their legacy. If he does go on to win a GSL code S championship, or any other tourney with a huge pay-out, $50K+, I could see him retiring after that. If that's the case, I would root for him to get 2nd in every tournament he enters. Anything to keep Taeja around longer. 3rd/4th you mean in regards to GSL at least.
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sounds like we get a soO vs TaeJa rematch in the finals
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How many fucking awesome news are we going to get these days ?
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On November 12 2014 23:39 shid0x wrote:
Yay more textbook taeja...
He's gonna get rekt at lotv calling it now.
when there is much less focus on early game and gmes move faster into the mid and late game?
also have you seen the new terran units?
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On November 12 2014 22:52 rotta wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 22:27 Jornada wrote:
Flash vs Taeja .... "Jizzed in my pants" Hopefully there will be jizzing this weekend!
Yeah looking at the lineups I think we'll have a TvT finals. Flash vs Taeja is likely with TY being a dark horse.
On November 13 2014 00:24 Jornada wrote:And what GSL have you been watching?? Because every GSL is sick
Maybe he likes to watch Terrans, and Terrans were getting wrecked in GSL for almost a whole year before Innovation's recent win.
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On November 13 2014 03:04 Cheren wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 22:52 rotta wrote:On November 12 2014 22:27 Jornada wrote:
Flash vs Taeja .... "Jizzed in my pants" Hopefully there will be jizzing this weekend! Yeah looking at the lineups I think we'll have a TvT finals. Flash vs Taeja is likely with TY being a dark horse. Show nested quote +On November 13 2014 00:24 Jornada wrote:On November 13 2014 00:23 Liman wrote:
Finally GSL is good again. And what GSL have you been watching?? Because every GSL is sick Maybe he likes to watch Terrans, and Terrans were getting wrecked in GSL for almost a whole year before Innovation's recent win.
Even in the darkest days, Cure, Maru and Bbyong played really good games, duno what GSL youve been watching
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On November 13 2014 02:33 [PkF] Wire wrote:
How many fucking awesome news are we going to get these days ?
Marineking's qualified to Hot6six Cup over Maru and Byul.
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On November 13 2014 02:33 [PkF] Wire wrote:
How many fucking awesome news are we going to get these days ?
Until our hearts can't take it anymore. Alive game, ded gaemer.
Point is, somebody has to die.
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On November 13 2014 03:10 neptunusfisk wrote:Show nested quote +On November 13 2014 03:04 Cheren wrote:On November 12 2014 22:52 rotta wrote:On November 12 2014 22:27 Jornada wrote:
Flash vs Taeja .... "Jizzed in my pants" Hopefully there will be jizzing this weekend! Yeah looking at the lineups I think we'll have a TvT finals. Flash vs Taeja is likely with TY being a dark horse. On November 13 2014 00:24 Jornada wrote:On November 13 2014 00:23 Liman wrote:
Finally GSL is good again. And what GSL have you been watching?? Because every GSL is sick Maybe he likes to watch Terrans, and Terrans were getting wrecked in GSL for almost a whole year before Innovation's recent win. Even in the darkest days, Cure, Maru and Bbyong played really good games, duno what GSL youve been watching
The ones that had 3-4 Terrans in Code S.
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On November 13 2014 03:26 Doublemint wrote:Show nested quote +On November 13 2014 02:33 [PkF] Wire wrote:
How many fucking awesome news are we going to get these days ? Until our hearts can't take it anymore. Alive game, ded gaemer. Point is, somebody has to die.
You're calling for horrible things. 
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On November 13 2014 04:37 Ragnarork wrote:Show nested quote +On November 13 2014 03:26 Doublemint wrote:On November 13 2014 02:33 [PkF] Wire wrote:
How many fucking awesome news are we going to get these days ? Until our hearts can't take it anymore. Alive game, ded gaemer. Point is, somebody has to die. You're calling for horrible things.
The Starcraft gods are jealous and cruel.
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On November 12 2014 04:53 Big J wrote:GSL 2015, return of the Terrans.
I might have to start watching GSL today if all the Terrans come back.
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On November 13 2014 05:08 packrat386 wrote:I might have to start watching GSL today if all the Terrans come back.
I've been developing my schedule for next semester to be able to watch GSL whenever I want
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I am guessing the problem with his wrists is arthritis and/or carpal tunnel. Which if that is case pain comes and goes randomly if it is still early. So It really depends on when the pain wants to show up and how long it wants to last, which that also depends on how much stress he is putting on his wrists.
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On November 13 2014 03:04 Cheren wrote:Show nested quote +On November 12 2014 22:52 rotta wrote:On November 12 2014 22:27 Jornada wrote:
Flash vs Taeja .... "Jizzed in my pants" Hopefully there will be jizzing this weekend! Yeah looking at the lineups I think we'll have a TvT finals. Flash vs Taeja is likely with TY being a dark horse. Show nested quote +On November 13 2014 00:24 Jornada wrote:On November 13 2014 00:23 Liman wrote:
Finally GSL is good again. And what GSL have you been watching?? Because every GSL is sick Maybe he likes to watch Terrans, and Terrans were getting wrecked in GSL for almost a whole year before Innovation's recent win.
Dude im not a KeSPA fan but i doubt that Taeja can take those 2 specially TY who is extremelly good to do crazy shit.
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On November 13 2014 06:41 Starecat wrote:Show nested quote +On November 13 2014 03:04 Cheren wrote:On November 12 2014 22:52 rotta wrote:On November 12 2014 22:27 Jornada wrote:
Flash vs Taeja .... "Jizzed in my pants" Hopefully there will be jizzing this weekend! Yeah looking at the lineups I think we'll have a TvT finals. Flash vs Taeja is likely with TY being a dark horse. On November 13 2014 00:24 Jornada wrote:On November 13 2014 00:23 Liman wrote:
Finally GSL is good again. And what GSL have you been watching?? Because every GSL is sick Maybe he likes to watch Terrans, and Terrans were getting wrecked in GSL for almost a whole year before Innovation's recent win. Dude im not a KeSPA fan but i doubt that Taeja can take those 2 specially TY who is extremelly good to do crazy shit.
Poor Taeja
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HAHA I Love this kid, I couldn't be more happy right now
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On November 13 2014 06:41 Starecat wrote:Show nested quote +On November 13 2014 03:04 Cheren wrote:On November 12 2014 22:52 rotta wrote:On November 12 2014 22:27 Jornada wrote:
Flash vs Taeja .... "Jizzed in my pants" Hopefully there will be jizzing this weekend! Yeah looking at the lineups I think we'll have a TvT finals. Flash vs Taeja is likely with TY being a dark horse. On November 13 2014 00:24 Jornada wrote:On November 13 2014 00:23 Liman wrote:
Finally GSL is good again. And what GSL have you been watching?? Because every GSL is sick Maybe he likes to watch Terrans, and Terrans were getting wrecked in GSL for almost a whole year before Innovation's recent win. Dude im not a KeSPA fan but i doubt that Taeja can take those 2 specially TY who is extremelly good to do crazy shit.
What?
Taeja is certainly better than TY and probably better than Flash too. Do you even Blizzcon?
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There has been no more consitently dominating player in HotS then Taeja imo. Perhaps he sould stick it out until VotL and quite while he's on top.
MVP was the best player during WoL I think. Haven't seen him at all since HotS. These are the two first bonjowas of terran according to me.
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On November 13 2014 08:28 althaz wrote:Show nested quote +On November 13 2014 06:41 Starecat wrote:On November 13 2014 03:04 Cheren wrote:On November 12 2014 22:52 rotta wrote:On November 12 2014 22:27 Jornada wrote:
Flash vs Taeja .... "Jizzed in my pants" Hopefully there will be jizzing this weekend! Yeah looking at the lineups I think we'll have a TvT finals. Flash vs Taeja is likely with TY being a dark horse. On November 13 2014 00:24 Jornada wrote:On November 13 2014 00:23 Liman wrote:
Finally GSL is good again. And what GSL have you been watching?? Because every GSL is sick Maybe he likes to watch Terrans, and Terrans were getting wrecked in GSL for almost a whole year before Innovation's recent win. Dude im not a KeSPA fan but i doubt that Taeja can take those 2 specially TY who is extremelly good to do crazy shit. What? Taeja is certainly better than TY and probably better than Flash too. Do you even Blizzcon?
He wasn't last time he was in Korea. Foreign day tournaments are a different beast entirely
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On November 13 2014 12:25 Scarecrow wrote:Show nested quote +On November 13 2014 08:28 althaz wrote:On November 13 2014 06:41 Starecat wrote:On November 13 2014 03:04 Cheren wrote:On November 12 2014 22:52 rotta wrote:On November 12 2014 22:27 Jornada wrote:
Flash vs Taeja .... "Jizzed in my pants" Hopefully there will be jizzing this weekend! Yeah looking at the lineups I think we'll have a TvT finals. Flash vs Taeja is likely with TY being a dark horse. On November 13 2014 00:24 Jornada wrote:On November 13 2014 00:23 Liman wrote:
Finally GSL is good again. And what GSL have you been watching?? Because every GSL is sick Maybe he likes to watch Terrans, and Terrans were getting wrecked in GSL for almost a whole year before Innovation's recent win. Dude im not a KeSPA fan but i doubt that Taeja can take those 2 specially TY who is extremelly good to do crazy shit. What? Taeja is certainly better than TY and probably better than Flash too. Do you even Blizzcon? He wasn't last time he was in Korea. Foreign day tournaments are a different beast entirely
He got ro4 and top 12 in his last 2 GSLs
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I'm wishing TaeJa best of luck and health for 2015. Liquid Fighting! ♥
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He just said at homestory that he wanted to do his military service but couldn't immediately so until he join can military he'll keep playing
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On November 13 2014 22:28 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote:
He just said at homestory that he wanted to do his military service but couldn't immediately so until he join can military he'll keep playing
Someone bribe the Korean military to keep rejecting him please.
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Guess a lot of people don't remember that TaeJa has played in GSL before, never made it to the finals though. Only went as far as R08. When TaeJa was on Slayers, he was a beast in GSTL.
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Hopefully he is not risking serious wrist damageby continuing to play.
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On November 12 2014 04:54 Zenbrez wrote:
So this is what, his 5th time to falsely retire?
The Hayao Miyazaki of Starcraft 2
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On November 14 2014 03:32 BVRHNT3R wrote:
Guess a lot of people don't remember that TaeJa has played in GSL before, never made it to the finals though. Only went as far as R08. When TaeJa was on Slayers, he was a beast in GSTL.
He reached the Ro4 twice in Code S.
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Taeja and Life are the only players I can see winning a GSL anytime soon.
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Oww Taeja, you drama queen. I dislike it so much when people are not keeping their word.
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